Vitória SC draws 0-0 with Rio Ave on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

GUIMARãES. Vitória SC and Rio Ave could not score a single goal.

Vitória SC draws 0-0 with Rio Ave on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

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GUIMARãES. Vitória SC and Rio Ave didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Vitória SC was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso with the support of Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Sérgio Nuno Teixeira de Jesus. The 4th official was André Silva Neto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 0
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 152 Attack 70
  • 61 Dangerous attack 13
  • 85 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 21 Total 21
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Vitória SC had a superior ball possession 58% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitória SC was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Vitória SC to win the match​.

Vitória SC shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Rio Ave shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 3 yellow cards (André Amaro, Maga and Ibrahima Bamba). Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards (Leonardo Ruiz and Renato Pantalon).

Match Timeline

43'
50'
Renato Pantalon- Yellow
52'
Maga- Yellow
56'
64'
64'
70'
Vítor Gomes - sub ->Andreas Samaris
70'
Hernâni- sub ->Leonardo Ruiz
70'
André Pereira- sub ->Miguel Baeza
73'
80'
João Graça- sub ->Patrick William
81'
Josué Sá- sub ->Guga
87'
90'

Standings

After this match, Vitória SC will have 24 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Rio Ave will have 20 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will play away against Gil Vicente on the 16th of January with a 5-5 head to head record.

Rio Ave will host Paços de Ferreira on the 14th of January with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Rio Ave (13 draws).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela  14.Portugal
6.6
D
Mikel Villanueva  3.Venezuela
7.1
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
6.8
52'
D
I. Bamba 22.Italy
7.6
90'
M
Hélder Sá 5.Portugal
6.4
M
Maga 2.Portugal
6.8
56'
M
André André 21.Portugal
6.8
64'
M
Tiago Silva 10.Portugal
7.6
87'
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
6.4
F
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
7.0
73'
F
André Silva 17.Brazil
6.6
Substitutes
G
Celton Biai 63.Guinea-Bissau
D
Ryoya Ogawa 25.Japan
D
Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal
M
Rúben Lameiras 7.Portugal
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
6.5
64'
F
Safira 9.Brazil
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.1
F
Nicolas Janvier 98.France
87'
F
Anderson Silva 33.Brazil
6.8
73'

Vitória SC adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Bruno Varela (6.6), André Amaro (6.8), Ibrahima Bamba (7.6), Mikel Villanueva (7.1), Miguel Maga (6.8), André André (6.8), Tiago Silva (7.6), Helder Sá (6.4), Jota Silva (7.0), André Silva (6.6) and Michael Johnston (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rúben Lameiras, Allison Safira, Ryoya Ogawa, Celton Biai, Nelson Luz (6.1), Nicolas Janvier, Daniel Silva (6.5), Anderson Silva (6.8) and Jorge Fernandes.

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 3 changes: André André for Dani Silva (64′), Jota Silva for Anderson Silva (73′) and Tiago Silva for Nicolas Janvier (87′).

Best player: Tiago Silva​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Tiago Silva.

His rating is (7.6) with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave
G
Jhonatan 18.Brazil
6.8
D
Aderllan Santos 33.Brazil
7.6
D
Renato Pantalon 42.Croatia
7.0
50'
D
Patrick William 4.Brazil
7.1
80'
M
Costinha 20.Portugal
7.4
M
Andreas Samaris 30.Greece
6.8
70'
M
Guga 6.Portugal
7.6
81'
M
Paulo Vitor 93.Brazil
6.2
F
Miguel Baeza  15.Spain
7.0
70'
F
Emmanuel Boateng 22.Ghana
6.4
F
Leonardo Ruiz 9.Colombia
6.3
70' 43'
Substitutes
G
Magrão 1.Brazil
D
Pedro Amaral 24.Portugal
D
Josué Sá 23.Portugal
81'
M
Hernâni 27.Portugal
6.3
70'
M
Vítor Gomes  8.Portugal
6.6
70'
M
Amine 10.France
M
João Graça 21.Portugal
6.6
80'
F
André Pereira 95.Portugal
6.8
70'
F
Fábio Ronaldo 77.Portugal

Also Rio Ave adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan (6.8), Renato Pantalon (7.0), Aderllan Santos (7.6), Patrick William (7.1), Costinha (7.4), Andreas Samaris (6.8), Gonçalo Rodrigues (7.6), Paulo Vitor (6.2), Miguel Baeza (7.0), Leonardo Ruiz (6.3) and Emmanuel Boateng (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Pedro Amaral, Hernâni (6.3), Vítor Gomes (6.6), Amine Oudrhiri, Magrão, João Graça (6.6), André Pereira (6.8), Josué Sá and Fábio Ronaldo.

Rio Ave could not rely on the presence of João Graça (injured).

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 6 changes: Michael Johnston for Nélson Luz (64′), Andreas Samaris for Vítor Gomes (70′), Leonardo Ruiz for Hernâni (70′), Miguel Baeza for André Pereira  (70′), Patrick William for João Graça (80′) and Guga for Josué Sa (81′).

Best player: Gonçalo Rodrigues​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Gonçalo Rodrigues.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​